Chapter 344 Revisiting the Hometown (Conscientious Lonely Brother
After the meeting, Liu Xie left behind Ma Chao and Pang De.
He first asked Ma Chao a question. "How many days can Lingzun stay?"
Ma Chao was in a very conflicted mood and hesitated for a long time but didn't say anything.
In his opinion, Ma Teng couldn't hold on for long in the face of the attack of tens of thousands of hungry Xianbei people. Even if he could defend the city, the losses would be heavy.
As Ma Teng's son, these people are the foundation of their father and son, so he certainly is unwilling to bear too much loss.
But as him, it is difficult to resist the temptation to break the formation and make achievements.
Seeing that Ma Chao didn't say anything, Liu Xie turned to Pang De.
Pang De bowed slightly. "I think it will be no problem for two or three days. In contrast, Your Majesty must be careful to help Luo Han and make a desperate bet."
"Why?" Liu Xie smiled slightly from the corner of his mouth.
"Although Shuofang City is broken, it is enough to resist the war horses of the Xianbei people. In order to attack the city, the Xianbei people could only dismount and fight in a field, and they were not our opponents. Your Majesty was on the side, so the Xianbei people could not do their best. In addition, the supply was limited,
Siege is by no means the first choice for Fu Luohan. It is better to raid His Majesty in the name of siege, and the chances of success may be higher."
When Ma Chao heard this, he slapped his thigh and just slapped the wound. He grinned his teeth in pain and sweated coldly. Despite this, he still gritted his teeth and raised his thumbs up.
"Ling Ming, you're right, I think so too."
Liu Xie held back his smile. "Nevertheless, we should remind the general of the Western Expedition to be prepared and minimize casualties as much as possible. Gao Shunshan Shou, under the command of Marquis Wen, may you please go and ask him for advice."
"Yi." Ma Chao bowed and accepted the order.
After leaving the imperial tent, Ma Chao whispered to Pang De: "Ling Ming, can I, Aweng, really be in charge for two or three days?"
"It's more than two or three days." Pang De smiled and said, "If you keep it well, ten days will not be a problem."
Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief.
Pang De said again: "This is a good opportunity for the general to make a name for himself. If he can defend himself well, the emperor may be able to let him take charge in the future. Major General, Gao Shun, guarding Chengyi, once made Fu Luohan difficult to advance, Your Majesty gave him
We go and ask him how to defend the city, this is a good opportunity."
Ma Chao frowned. "But he is Lu Bu's general."
Pang De thought for a while. "Why not do this? I'll ask for advice and report to the major general when I come back."
Ma Chao patted Pang De's shoulder with satisfaction. "Ling Ming, I feel wronged."
Gao Shun was surprised by Pang De's visit.
When Gao Shun learned that it was recommended by the emperor, he was grateful and was not easy to refuse, so he taught Shuchengyi all his experience. Based on the combat habits of Ma Teng and Shuofang City Defense described by Pang De, a combat plan was formulated.
Pound was surprised to see his plan.
Gao Shun suggested that Ma Teng had enough troops to be able to shrink all the troops into the city. He could allow infantry to line up outside the city wall, with their backs against the city wall, and place archers on the city wall to provide cover for infantry.
He hid in the city gate and was ready to attack and cover and kill at any time.
This was the tactic he used when he attacked Fu Luohan at night. It once caused Fu Luohan to be in a dilemma and suffered heavy losses.
Pang De benefited a lot, thanked him repeatedly, and left with the sketches drawn by Gao Shun.
After listening to Pang De's report, Ma Chao also felt that this plan was good and both offensive and defensive. If he played well, he might be able to fight back and kill Fu Luohan.
"Ling Ming, you can return to the city with this plan."
Pang De agreed. Before leaving, he introduced Ma Chao to Guo Wu.
Guo Wu and Ma Chao were colleagues, but they didn't have much communication, so they might as well be close to Pang De. With Pang De's introduction, the two of them formally established diplomatic relations. Guo Wu agreed to help Ma Chao adapt to the combat methods of the Arctic Cavalry as much as possible.
Pang De rushed back to Shuofang overnight.
The sun is bright and the river is clear and rippling.
"When my father was exiled to Shuofang, he lived in Xi'anyang. He often went out of the city to relax and collect folk songs in his spare time." Cai Yan tied the reins with one hand and pointed to the mountains on the other side of the river with the other hand. "I was born here."
"Then you are revisiting the old place." Liu Xie smiled twice. "Ling Zun was exiled by the late emperor, do you hate the late emperor?"
Cai Yan turned to look at Liu Xie and hesitated for a moment. "There should be a little bit at the beginning."
"Is it just the beginning?"
"I can't say it right. In fact, my father rarely mentions the late emperor."
"That's too lazy to mention it." Liu Xie suddenly realized and laughed twice. "Let's go, I will accompany you for a walk, which is considered as a father's debt and a son's compensation. After the war, he repaired Lingzun's former residence and erected another monument, thinking that
commemorate."
"Your Majesty's words are not allowed to be easily said." Cai Yan covered his lips and smiled.
"Don't worry, I will never go back on my word." Liu Xie kicked the horse's belly lightly and whipped the horse's whip. "Maybe, I'll stay there for a few more days."
Cai Yan followed and asked in surprise: "Will your Majesty return to Meiji immediately?"
"Not necessarily." Liu Xie shook his head. "Shuofang is the place where Bingliang is at the intersection, and it is also a place that Han and Hu must compete for. If you want to manage Bingzhou well, you must manage Shuofang well first. I plan to stay here for a while,
Understand customs and culture, and think about the way to maintain long-term stability."
Cai Yan suddenly realized that he didn't say anything else and accompanied Liu Xie along the river.
As Liu Xie's closeness, she knew that Liu Xie's intention was not just to defeat Fu Luohan, but to stabilize the northwest.
But the northwest is too poor and has too few people, so it is not easy to be stable.
"Ask you something." Liu Xie suddenly said.
"I heard that Lingzun had a conflict with Wuyuan Prefect Wang Zhi?"
"Yes."
"Since Wang Zhi is Wang Fu's younger brother, he can choose the official of the Yuan Dajun. Why did he come to a remote place like Wuyuan?"
Cai Yan frowned slightly and did not immediately answer Liu Xie.
This question is not easy to answer.
The border was destroyed at the end of the Han Dynasty, and most people were unwilling to serve in the border counties. Even if they were appointed as officials, they refused to take office. They found various reasons to stay in the mainland and waited for transfer to other counties.
But Wang Zhi is an alien. Not only did he take office in person, he also wanted to leave a good reputation.
He had a conflict with Cai Yong because Cai Yong was pardoned and returned to Beijing. When he passed by the Wuyuan County, he invited Cai Yong to a banquet and stood up to dance, but was rejected by Cai Yong. He was so angry that he was embarrassed and angry.
The bored Lu Xiaohuan suddenly said, "I heard from Ah Weng that Wang Zhi liked doing business the most when he was in Wuyuan."
“What business do?”
"Silk brocade." Lu Xiaohuan was dancing with eyebrows. "One of my mother's favorite clothes is Xiangyi brocade I bought from Wang Fu. It is always hidden in boxes and only takes them out during festivals and wears them. Last time I went to Yanzhou
, She also bought a few more items."
Cai Yan thought to himself. "Chenliu Xiangyi brocade is famous all over the world, and it was originally the main use. Wang Zhi relied on Wang Fu's power to steal and sell Xiangyi brocade, and he would definitely make a lot of profit."
Liu Xie did not take on Cai Yan's topic, but thought of the way to make money.
Regardless of war or peace, silk produced in the Central Plains has always been synonymous with luxury goods. Not only have it been sought after by the people of the Central Plains, but the nomadic people on the grassland also soared, and even sold to Rome and Egypt on the Mediterranean.
This is real international trade and profitable.
Perhaps this can solve some of the military pay gap.